#ChristianPrivilege #AmericanTaliban #ChristoFascism #ConservativeChristians #RightWingExtremism #AlternativeLifestyle #ChristianNationalism #fascism #Authoritarianism #indoctrination #groomers #hypocrisy #projection #childabuse #gaslighting #groomers

https://youtu.be/puIVNCy2T-A?si=9iqGgTmCShvlCH98

#AmericanTaliban #RightWingExtremism #ConservativeChristians #Christofascism #christiannationalism #911memorial #fascism #Authoritarianism #fundamentalism

#GOP #Republicans #Trump
"Since the 2020 election, Republican leaders have enabled #authoritarianism at four decisive moments.

1.after Biden won ... many Republican leaders questioned the results or remained silent

2. after Trump was impeached ... Senate Republicans overwhelmingly voted to acquit him

3. Republican leaders’ refusal to support an independent investigation [of Jan. 6]

4. Republican leaders ... will still support Trump even if he is convicted"

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/opinion/trump-republicans-spain-brazil.html?unlocked_article_code=HuI9qaDNJ-0NS2X3rC3J4q_513wrc3zS4ZRES1bfuJps_T1xN_jXgOF2AcLRzXqEIZ2cxmqcBMrHSvtQSb6zHVKxMTIImRwcOhHBTZTcGwji6CEZGDLHEC1Ue3WGzfaKaEmFFnmWmJr6krFr_EY6FjL6TRj7SYht0kw3DcDdLFPyP_o15QaWQNC1ifDHp61Z7u1NLIeH9dDuz8NbuCjpb8vyQC5zXZG9LXpb1W2q00gxL82rXovv5BfOz05Re_SfSN_qRP-XnzPTFhaOdWz5miP7vyrs9nYNL0SCGktPbQjl0PYfMYG5D5CkopCVrUnat1WhhekfYf-52F5JTenKwWXsJHWHy5nW&smid=url-share

#film #pelicula #documentary
#Fahrenheit119 - Michael Moore | MAT #Documental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJ64uVaovA

#FahrenheitElevenNine

#Twitler #Trump #supportunions #teachers #SchoolShootings #flintmichigan #flintwatercrisis #authoritarianism #fascism

“I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career,” tweeted Financial Times columnist Edward Luce on Thursday. “Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous & contemptible than today’s Republicans. Nothing close.”

#GOP #fascism #Hate #authoritarianism #Nazis

Former CIA Director Hayden agrees with journalist tweet labeling Republicans 'dangerous' and 'nihilistic' | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-cia-director-hayden-agrees-journalist-tweet-labeling-republicans-dangerous-nihilistic

India’s Digital Governance `Model’ Fails on Rights

India's digital transformation also means depriving millions of their livelihood, biased surveillance technologies, insecure public databases and unprecedented levels of internet shutdowns. Jayshree Bajoria and Apar Gupta write.

https://www.justsecurity.org/88061/indias-digital-governance-model-fails-on-rights/

#DigitalIndia #g20 #MGNREGS #NREGA #aadhaar #ManipurViolence #manipur #InternetShutdown #UIDAI #biometrics #security #privacy #DataProtection #PersonalData #cybersecurity #StateSurveillance #authoritarianism #dissent #minorities #hindutva #BJP #technology #india

Is India Still a Democracy? Political Prisoners Tell Their Stories

During the three-year-long trial against Professor GN Saibaba and the other men, which ran from 2014 to 2017, the prosecution produced no real evidence. Of 23 witnesses presented before the court by the prosecution, 22 were police officers. The only civilian witness retracted his confession after claiming it resulted from torture. While Saibaba’s health deteriorated in prison, Rahi, the social activist and journalist, alleged that he, Mishra, Narote, and Mahesh Tirki were tortured in custody by investigating officer Suhas Bawache.

https://time.com/6305728/voices-of-political-prisoners-from-authoritarian-india/

#PoliticalPrisoners #GNSaibaba #activism #dissent #HumanRights #TribalRights #adivasis #UAPA #DraconianLaws #environment #EcoDestruction #authoritarianism #PressFreedom #FalseCases #torture #StateViolence #UnionGovt #india #books #bookstodon #SuchitraVijayan #FrancescaRecchia

That guy who owns that other website said, he's a "free speech absolutist"? Considering the definition of absolutism, he may not be a hypocrite, as many are saying.

Absolutism (noun):

1-a) A political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
1-b) Government by an absolute ruler or authority: DESPOTISM.

2) Advocacy of a rule by absolute standards or principles.

3) An absolute standard or principle.

It would seem his self characterization as a "free-speech absolutist", may be spot on. He certainly seems to be in favor of absolute power to dismantle free-speech and the First Amendment rights.

#FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #authoritarianism #IdRatherNotSayHisName #oligarch #Asshole (Yes, with a capital "A")

Peaceful protesters should never be criminalised or imprisoned. 

"Rise of draconian anti-protest laws in Australia is highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur"

"A UN Special Rapporteur has raised concerns about increasingly draconian laws that restrict citizens’ rights to peaceful protest around Australia."

“Over the past 18 months, maximum fines for certain types of peaceful protest in some states increased 10-fold and prison terms trebled."

https://www.edo.org.au/2023/09/08/rise-of-draconian-anti-protest-laws-in-australia-is-highlighted-by-un-special-rapporteur/

Australia: Deep divide between Government and community narratives on toxics fuels anger and distrust, says UN expert, Media release, UN- Special Rapporteur, 8-9-23.
“Draconian restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in several states aggravate the distance between State and society."
https://www.edo.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/press_release_8_september_2023_.pdf

#state vs #society
#protests #criminalisation #rights #freeSpeech #activism #democracy #HumanRights #UN #EDO #Australia #AntiProtestLaws #authoritarianism #incarceration #environment #conservation #NSWlogging #biodiversity #climate

I am done with the term "culture wars." Race, gender identity, and sexual orientation are not "culture," although they are related to culture. We are talking about the attempted erasure, including physical assaults and murder, of whole swaths of the population. And to call it a "war" is bothsides-ism at its worst. One side, the fascist, authoritarian right, has declared war on specific groups. They are using every 1/
#LGBTQIA #trans #racism #culturewars #bookbans #fascism #authoritarianism

The audacity of #privilege knows no bounds. This week, #Trump's least intellectually gifted son appeared on a religious #zealot's podcast and compared his father's legal issues to the systemic #racism and legal injustices faced by Black people for centuries.

#TrumpIndictment #TrumpDelusions #TrumpCrimes #TrumpCult #MakeAttorneysGetAttorneys #authoritarianism #GOPfascists

https://boingboing.net/2023/09/08/trumps-son-spins-wild-narrative-fathers-legal-battles-akin-to-centuries-of-racial-injustice.html

I think something we need to periodically remind ourselves of, as activists for #anarchism, #democracy, #CivilRights, #AntiCapitalist, #Libertarian, and otherwise #AntiAuthoritarian ideas is that we all share the single most important difference with the #NeoNazi movement: we are all against #oppression, #dictatorship, #Authoritarianism, and #genocide.

While we have our disagreements, that alone should be enough for #solidarity against the looming threat: when #Fascism wins, EVERYONE loses.

The Wisconsin plan to overturn an election

"A liberal just[ice] won a state Supreme Court seat. Republicans want to strip her power."

https://theweek.com/wisconsin/1026359/wisconsin-supreme-court-impeach-janet-protasiewicz

#Wisconsin #fascist #authoritarianism #republican #legislators #WisconsinStateSupremeCourt #politics

Why Have So Many Americans Succumbed to Trumpism?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-common-good-chapter-6-the-decline

"In his 2024 campaign, Trump is using the criminal proceedings against him as a means of fusing his own identity with that of millions of Americans who have felt mistreated and bullied by the system. He is them. This fusion is a hallmark of authoritarian fascism".

#Trump #populism #authoritarianism #MAGA

TheOnion: U.S. Open Fan Thrown Out For Singing ‘Hitler Anthem’ https://www.theonion.com/u-s-open-fan-thrown-out-for-singing-hitler-anthem-1850810332?utm_source=regular #theholocaustingermany #entertainmentculture #timepersonoftheyear #authoritarianism #antiamericanism #alexanderzverev #laurendebruyn #humaninterest #tonywolfson #adolfhitler #calebjensen #usopen #sports #soccer

And, as Nelson and Kiein note, while Trump's followers gorge themselves on cruelty, while they eat up the transgressive invitation to hate openly, they ignore the very center of the GOP agenda — "what’s happening behind the scenes — the GOP’s wholesale dismantling of New Deal policies and agencies that created the middle class whose disappearance they now mourn."

They're so excited to hurt others that they have no recognition they're hurting themselves.

#Trump #authoritarianism #democracy
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What Trump offers, which appeals to many Americans:

"What’s different about Trumpism is the way he lets vast numbers of a disgruntled populace know that it’s okay to offend, to attack, to break the law, to evade the regulatory culture required to sustain political and economic life. The psychological ease he affords those feeling vulnerable is extremely powerful. Put simply, it amounts to community building for those who have felt excluded."

#Trump #authoritarianism #democracy
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Scott Nelson and Bradley Klein maintain that,

"The Democratic Party in particular, and liberalism in general, seriously underestimate the emotional and affective dimensions of right-wing authoritarianism in America."

As they note, there's a deep strand of authoritarian thinking in sectors of US culture that has been there for a long time now. Trump has proven skilled at tapping into it — and the Republican party at using it.

#Trump #authoritarianism #democracy
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-republican-appeal-cultural-animus-2024

Again, #lgbtqia people are BORN that way. To create #Legislation that prevents them getting what they need, based on the lie that people can magically switch back and forth is not only cruel, but dangerous and deadly.

#ChristianPrivilege #AmericanTaliban #ChristoFascism #ConservativeChristians #transphobia #homophobia #fascism #Authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism #RightWingExtremism #AlternativeLifestyle #MinorityRule #separationofchurchandstate #firstammendment

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/did-this-senator-just-admit-her-internet-safety-act-could-ban-kids-from-accessing-trans-content/

"I understand why so many Americans want to burn the political system to the ground. But I don’t. Not when the system they propose replacing it with is one in which, as Donald Trump promises, explicitly a tool of authoritarian Trumpian vendetta. A system in which the MAGA movement’s Christian nationalist allies dream of faith-based restrictions on the right to vote."

~ Max Burns

#democracy #authoritarianism #Trump #MAGA

https://maxburns.substack.com/p/our-republic-is-dying